"Descartes, the father of modern philosophy ... would……" — Bertrand Russell
"Descartes, the father of modern philosophy ... would never-so he assures us-have been led to construct his philosophy if he had had only one teacher, for then he would have believed what he had been told; but, finding that his professors disagreed with each other, he was forced to conclude that no existing doctrine was certain."
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824 Quotes by Bertrand Russell
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That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to…
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I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no God. I equally cannot prove that Satan…
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If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.
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But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done…
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This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the second…
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One must expect a war between U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. which will begin with the total destruction of London. I think…
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Power is sweet; it is a drug, the desire for which increases with a habit.
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The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without…
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Life is just one cup of coffee after another, and don't look for anything else.
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Almost all education has a political motive: it aims at strengthening some group, national or religious or even social, in…
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Drunkeness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.
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Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.
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The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.
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Every morning during meditation, I prepare myself for the whole day's struggle. Holy Communion assures me that I will win…
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The tax that is taken from the free non-Muslim subjects of a Muslim government whereby they ratify the compact that…
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Not observation of a duty but liberty itself is the pledge that assures fidelity.
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If one wishes to form a true estimate of the full grandeur of religion, one must keep in mind what…
— Sigmund Freud
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Reason, on the contrary, assures us, that as in so great a number, a fit representative would be most likely…
— James Madison
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To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable…
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The US Airforce assures me that UFO's pose no threat to National Security.
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